{"id":51657,"date":"2022-11-15T12:03:21","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T17:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/connor-beck\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T20:50:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T00:50:05","slug":"connor-beck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/faces\/connor-beck\/","title":{"rendered":"Connor Beck"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2022\/11\/Untitled-design-49.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52677 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2022\/11\/Untitled-design-49.png 400w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2022\/11\/Untitled-design-49-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2022\/11\/Untitled-design-49-300x300.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/400;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Band Director at Holbrook Middle School in Gaston County<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Education:<\/strong><br>Bachelor of Music in Instrumental Music Education, UNC Charlotte (2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hometown:<\/strong>&nbsp;Thomasville, NC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connor Beck&#8217;s love for&nbsp;music was ingraned in him from the very beggining.&nbsp;His whole family loved music, he says, and&nbsp;his mom would play for him and his family all the time while he was growing up.&nbsp;&#8220;I was amazed with how it sounded. After that, my siblings all did band, and I wanted to be just like them, so I joined as well. High school is when I decided I wanted to be a band director.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This passion coninued to grow until he graduated high school, when he decided to pursue a music education degree here at UNC Charlotte. In our music department, he learned many lessons from our amazing professors that prepared him for sucess. &#8220;Dr. Jessica Lindsey taught me to be a stronger individual player, my many ensemble directors pushed&nbsp;me to work as a team player, and all of my Music Education professors&nbsp;taught me how to shape the minds of my students,&#8221; Connor says. We also asked him what his favorite memory of his time here was. &#8220;I have so many fond memories from my time at UNC Charlotte. Most of them are from sitting in the second floor lobby of Robinson Hall in between classes.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a music educator, Connor gave us a look into some of his favorite activities. &#8220;Since graduating, I\u2019ve done a lot of things. I took my 8th Graders to the Carowinds Festival of Music last year, and we all had a blast!! This past season, I worked with Ashbrook High School\u2019s band. They had an excellent season, and I couldn\u2019t be prouder of them! I also played in a rock band at my school\u2019s talent show!!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connor also has some wonderful advice for current students. &#8220;Sometimes things don\u2019t go the way you have planned, and that\u2019s totally fine! I always wanted to be a high school band director and since graduating, I\u2019ve taught elementary and middle school. Every&nbsp;stone on your path is leading you to your ultimate goal. 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